Phrases like "Black metal", "death metal", "thrash metal", "progressive metal”
have been used to describe the uncompromising aggression of the popular Finnish
rock group Children of Bodom - all of them depicting a full-on, hardcore band
screaming incendiary lyrics over demonic guitars. Formed by childhood friends
Alexi Laiho (singer) and Jaska Raatikainen (drummer) in 1993, they were
originally called IneartheD and released their first album, Something Wild, in
1997 after changing their name to Children of Bodom (Lake Bodom is near their
home in Espoo). Touring Europe to promote ...